Egyptian activists organize an e-protest on Facebook and Twitter

Taking their fight online, as a means of spreading awareness, Egyptians logged on to Twitter and Facebook yesterday in their first official e-protest against the inordinate number of Egyptian citizens who have been tried in the country’s military courts in the past 6 months.

Organized by the Alexandria branch of a group of activists who have been campaigning for months against military trials for civilians, the e-protest was slated to last one hour, but participants continued to tweet and post long after the hour was over.

On Twitter, the hashtag #NoMilTrials was chosen as a way of distinguishing the ‘e-protest.’

On Facebook, an event was created inviting users to participate by commenting on official governmental Facebook pages. The event itself received over 7,000 positive responses, while participants left an avalanche of thousands of comments on the social network.

Participation on Twitter was just as significant, with the hashtag reaching its highest peak yesterday, since it was first used in February.

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